Velma (Whitmer) Shipp
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Velma (Whitmer) Shipp
Subject
Shipp, Velma Vinnie Whitmer (1926-2005)
Description
Velma Vinnie (Whitmer) Shipp as a young woman seated on a bench.
Velma was born in Jerome, the daughter of Jess Howard (1906-1956) and Hannah Margaret (Barbe) (1905-1990) Whitmer.
She married Garrett Lee Shipp (1920-1982) in 1950. At that time, Velma worked as a waitress and her new husband was a mechanic. They both lived in Woodstock.
Later on, Velma worked at the IGA in Woodstock. The couple had at least two daughters, Brenda and Wanda Shipp.
Velma was born in Jerome, the daughter of Jess Howard (1906-1956) and Hannah Margaret (Barbe) (1905-1990) Whitmer.
She married Garrett Lee Shipp (1920-1982) in 1950. At that time, Velma worked as a waitress and her new husband was a mechanic. They both lived in Woodstock.
Later on, Velma worked at the IGA in Woodstock. The couple had at least two daughters, Brenda and Wanda Shipp.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
Contributor
Identified in 2011 by Phyllis Wright, the subject's friend and neighbor.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Velma (Whitmer) Shipp appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 018155, 024826, and 024828.
Identifier
024826
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Velma (Whitmer) Shipp,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 8, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/54473.
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